Is CVE-2025-71165 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-71165 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2025-71165?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 14 January 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2025-71165?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2025-71165 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2025-71165?

Check whether you run Typesetter CMS or Typesettercms Typesetter at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2025-71165: Typesetter CMS reflected XSS in Tools Status administrative interface

CVE-2025-71165 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-01-14

Typesetter CMS, an open-source content management system, contains a security flaw in its administrative dashboard. An attacker can trick a logged-in administrator into clicking a malicious link, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized scripts in the administrator's browser. This could lead to the theft of session cookies, unauthorized changes to the website, or access to sensitive administrative data.

Technologies: Typesetter CMS, Typesettercms Typesetter. Vendors: Typesetter, Typesettercms.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-71165 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-71165 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-71165?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 14 January 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Typesetter CMS <= 5.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-71165?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-71165 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-71165?: Check whether you run Typesetter CMS or Typesettercms Typesetter at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Typesetter CMS versions up to 5.1. The vulnerability is located in the 'Tools Status' functionality within the administrative interface, specifically in the 'include/admin/Tools/Status.php' file. The 'path' parameter is reflected into the HTML response without proper output encoding. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by supplying crafted input containing HTML or JavaScript. Successful exploitation requires the victim (an authenticated user) to interact with a malicious link, resulting in arbitrary script execution in the context of their browser session. As of the advisory date, the project appears to be unmaintained, and no official patch has been confirmed.

Affected products

Typesetter Typesetter CMS <= 5.1

Timeline

2025-03-09: disclosed: Issue reported on GitHub repository
2026-01-14: advisory: NVD/VulnCheck advisory published

References

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